Joe Nichols vs. Old Dominion – The Showdown

Joe Nichols won the weekend Showdown, meaning his new track 'Hard to Be Cool' will face a second challenger in this song battle. The latest from 'Crickets' knocked off Tyler Farr's 'A Guy Walks Into a Bar' in a very close competition.

Fans of Old Dominion will need to step up again and again over the next couple of days if 'Shut Me Up' is going to top 'Hard to Be Cool.' The debut single from this talented group is an earworm receiving heavy airplay on satellite radio. Have enough fans heard it to push the rocker past Nichols and his fanbase?

Listen to clips of both Nichols and Old Dominion’s songs and vote for your favorite here. You can vote once every hour until this Showdown ends on Wednesday at 8AM ET, so come back and vote often to be sure your artist wins. The winner of this matchup will face a new challenger on Wednesday.

Listen to Joe Nichols, 'Hard to Be Cool'

Listen to Old Dominion, ‘Shut Me Up’

Showdown Rules: The song with the most votes wins, and the winner goes on to face a new challenger in the next Showdown. Vote as much as once per hour online. If a song wins five Showdowns in a row, it will be retired into the Taste of Country Showdown Hall of Fame to allow for new songs to compete. Some songs will be considered for a second Showdown if voter turnout is healthy in a losing effort.